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E3 2010 Media Molecule Talk LittleBigPlanet 2
The European arm of the PlayStation Blog has uploaded this rather charming little interview with Alex Evans and Mark Healey from Media Molecule
There's not really any new gossip in there - though we're sure that's to follow tomorrow - but, alas, if you love LittleBigPlanet as much as we do, this is well worth a watch.
News Kevin Butler-Ware Brings The VP Of Micro-Games To LittleBigPlanet
The LittleBigPlanet community continues to astound us
Last time we jumped online, we were truly blown away by the sheer skill of some creators ability. No longer was LittleBigPlanet all "1-1" and "Greenhill Zone" — there were movies and galaga and amazing stuff. This level highlights the downright creativity of Media Molecule's community - Kevin...
News LittleBigPlanet Heavy Rain Costumes Are A Stroke Of Genius
These latest Heavy Rain themed Sackboy outfits are probably the cutest yet
Of the Heavy Rain crew available are: Ethan Mars, Madison Paige, Scott Shelby and Norman Jayden, as well as an origami costume. The costumes will cost £4.79 for the bunch, or £1.59 each.</em> Brilliant.
News Media Molecule Move To A New House Down The Road
Ever wondered what a development studio looks like in pieces? Well, a bit like this actually
Media Molecule's posted some pictures of their recent office move. They're now located in slightly larger premises up the road from their old place. As far as we're aware, their old office was above a kitchen fitters or something. Don't quote us on that...
E3 is weeks away
Literally just weeks. If you'd have asked me a couple of months ago what I believed would be the biggest Playstation 3 titles to debut at the event I'd have said Killzone 3. I'd have said LittleBigPlanet 2. But both of those games have been announced - one officially, one unofficially. Killzone 3 leaked last night out of an issue
News Qore Footage Reveals More About LittleBigPlanet 2
This footage feature from the latest episode of Qore features some new, unseen LittleBigPlanet 2 footage aswell as a pretty decent interview with Media Molecule men Alex Evans and Mark Healey
Though it's light on actual footage, the interview's pretty interesting - particularly if you're complete Media Molecule fanboys like ourselves.
News Media Molecule Pair Up With Sony Santa Monica To Improve LittleBigPlanet 2's Visual Clarity
"A rebuilt graphics engine means that LittleBigPlanet 2 looks even better than its forebear - sharper, cleaner, and with a greater sense of physicality," states the latest issue of EDGE magazine, on store shelves now
"A share of tech with the God of War III team means it's borrowed its depth-of-field effects. Objects are better defined with...
News Are Media Molecule Trying To Tell Us Something About The Third Dimension?
We've gotta admit, we spotted this but thought nothing more of it, so credit to PS3Hype who have put two and two together
About midway through the new LittleBigPlanet 2 trailer, there's a pretty lengthy shot of an object wearing old school blue and red 3D glasses. Does it mean that the third dimension is planned as an out-of-the-box extra for...
First Impressions LittleBigPlanet 2 on PlayStation 3
Media Molecule are describing LittleBigPlanet 2 as a "hand-made arcade"
But exactly what can players expect from Sackboy's latest foray onto Playstation 3? We've scoured the 'net to bring you this no-nonsense feature list of what to expect from 2010's biggest game. There's a new story tying Sackboy's adventures in previous games into...
News LittleBigPlanet 2 To Get Full Playstation Move Support Post-Release
Media Molecule's told VG247 that LittleBigPlanet 2 won't have full Playstation Move support when it launches later this year, but will include a little taster of what players can expect from motion controls in the game down the line
MM's Mark Healey told the website: Were really excited by giving the Move controller to the community. Were...
News LittleBigPlanet 2 Will Support Mouse & Keyboard
Media Molecule's confirmed to NowGamer that the upcoming LittleBigPlanet 2 will support mouse and keyboard functionality
Speaking to the website, creative director Mark Healey explained why Media Molecule use the SixAxis to create the officially packaged levels: "The funny thing is that the PC tools we were using were quite crap, to be honest,...
News LittleBigPlanet 2 Allows You To String Multiple Levels Together
Media Molecule's Mark Healey has told Vg247 that it will be possible to potentially "string together a thousand levels" in LittleBigPlanet 2
The functionality to tie levels together will allow creator's to develop entire games, rather than singular experiences. There is loads of stuff, just because there are so many things added, he said. I...
News Media Molecule Explain The Retail Sequel Treatment For LittleBigPlanet 2
Many have been pondering this weekend exactly why LittleBigPlanet is getting a disc-based sequel as opposed to a downloadable update
Thankfully, Media Molecule's co-founder Alex Evans was on-hand to explain the reasoning to 1Up. "There are kind of two reasons," Evans told the website. "It's all predicated on to make [the game]...
News LittleBigPlanet 2 Gets The Eurogamer Blow Out Preview Treatment
Eurogamer's just dropped a massive preview for this year's upcoming LittleBigPlanet 2
It pretty much tells you everything you need to know about the upcoming sequel, and details many of the game's new features; including the ability to "fix" Sackboy's floaty jump and the little man's Bionic Commando-inspired grapple hook. The preview...
News LittleBigPlanet 2 Formally Announced For Release This Year
LittleBigPlanet 2's just been announced by Sony and Media Molecule folks
We kind of already knew that due to the number of leaks over the weekend, but whatever, it's now totally 100 per cent official. We have the trailer to prove it too. We'll be updating the site all day in what we're now going to dub "LittleBigPlanet 2 day". Enjoy. We've...
News Media Molecule Drop The Trailer Of The Year: LittleBigPlanet 2 Gets Revealed
LITTLEBIGPLANET 2 IS OFFICIAL
This sickly sweet trailer just released by Media Molecule confirms just as much, showcasing the fact that you'll now be able to create entire games in completely unique genres. Yes - the trailer does reveal Micro Machines-esque racing and Bust-A-Move style puzzling. But most importantly, it reminds us of...
News Media Molecule On LittleBigPlanet 2: "It's So Insanely Powerful It Hurts"
Media Molecule's technical director has told EDGE magazine that their upcoming LittleBigPlanet 2 is "so insanely powerful it hurts"
He was speaking about the new game's editor, and its ability to allow the creation of multiple genres, unlike the first game's platformer specific content. "This was originally going to be the one feature in...
LittleBigPlanet 2's a video game
Media Molecule has insisted on telling us that much. Everything else we know by now, we probably shouldn't. The embargo lifts tomorrow. Already people are forming opinions about the game though: generally I'm gauging a sense of unprecedented excitement, optimism at the potential fixes for common problems, and...
News LittleBigPlanet 2 Screenshots Get Out Of The Bag, Look Similar But Pretty
LittleBigPlanet 2 hasn't really been unveiled yet
That happens tomorrow at 2PM, when Media Molecule lift an embargo of huge proportions, unveiling their latest creation. A News Of The World preview - which has presumably been posted a little early - has a few screens from the game and notes that all original LBP levels will be ported into the new
News LittleBigPlanet 2 Needed To Fix "Community Divide", According To ModNation Racers Developer
Speaking to CVG, Modnation Racer's director William Ho has stated that a LittleBigPlanet 2 sequel is necessary in order to solve the problem of "community divide" that can surface after multiple updates
He told the website: <span>"It's hard to continually bolt on features to the same game because basically you have a divide between the...
News LittleBigPlanet 2 Confirmed By Media Molecule
Details Grab Us By The Throat, Slap Us Around The Face And Scream "AMAZZZING!!1" Down Our Lug-Holes
Sometimes you read something that's so exciting your stomach wrenches until you feel sick. Sick in a good way, mind. It might be a set of exam results that are good enough to get you into university. It might be a letter from the gas company telling...
News Unannounced LittleBigPlanet 2 Featured In Ummm... GameInformer Magazine
Presumably if you had any doubts about LittleBigPlanet 2 being a genuine product, you should tear them up and throw them out with last night's unfinished curry: GameInformer magazine are promising a "huge feature article" on LittleBigPlanet 2 in their June issue
Oh - that's a game then. Rumours have been bubbling about a LittleBigPlanet sequel for...
Feature What's Next For Play Create Share? - "Twiggy" The Push Square Opinionator
Everytime I jump back into LittleBigPlanet I have a mild brain explosion
Having worked tirelessly for several days to create my own LBP representation of Alice In Wonderland back in '08, I know the amount of work that needs to be instilled into these projects in order to create a masterpiece. But everytime I go back to LBP, there's something that...
News Ruh-Roh: Electronic Musician Outs LittleBigPlanet 2
Ever since Sony acquired talented British studio Media Molecule everyone's been questioning what they're going to do next
There's no way Sony would extend their already bulging European first-party suite for LittleBigPlanet costume packs, and naturally that's resulted in the title LittleBigPlanet 2 popping up a fair bit. Looks like the game's just...
News The Incredibles In LittleBigPlanet Are Incredibly Cute
The Incredibles are coming to LittleBigPlanet on April 8th and, guess what, they're looking incredibly cute
This super-hero themed pack not only includes nine costumes, but also a Gallery Level featuring tons of new level building goodies.
News Little Big Fat "No" From Sony Regarding LittleBigPlanet 2 "Confirmation"
Heh, it did seem like a bit of a slip of the tongue and an issue of translation that caused Sony's Benelux marketing manager to "confirm" LittleBigPlanet 2 earlier this week
And, yup, as soon as the rumour started, it's been debunked. ConnectedConsoles prompted Sony for comment on the situation, getting the following response: As demonstrated...
Rumour LittleBigPlanet 2 "Confirmed", Will Support Playstation Move
According to a report on Dutch website Tweakers (via VG247), LittleBigPlanet 2 is a genuine product that will support Sony's upcoming Playstation Move motion controller
The website notes, via a marketing manager from Sony Benelux, that a "suitable" Move title at launch appears to be the in-development LittleBigPlanet 2, and that the game...
News Sonic The Hedgehog Invades The Littlest Of Big Planets
Sony's just announced that there's a new LittleBigPlanet pack on the horizon - completely based around SEGA's Sonic The Hedgehog
The pack includes a variety of Sonic costumes including: Sonic, Tails, Eggman, Knuckles, and, erm... the Werehog. In addition to all the costumes you'll land some neat new stickers to help you recreate your very own...
News Oh Snap: Sony Releasing "LBP2" This Year (That's Probably LittleBigPlanet 2 Folks)
We knew there was more to Sony's Media Molecule purchase than was originally being let on
And VG247 might just have slipped the first hint of a rumour on the matter. They claim that Sony are set to release a product called "LBP2" this year — have a wild stab at what that game might be, folks. Media Molecule categorically stated they...
News Sony Strengthen European First-Party, Acquire Media Molecule
Media Molecule and SCE has today announced that they're getting hitched
That is — Sony has acquired Media Molecule making them an official first-part studio under the SCE Worldwide Studios banner. Obviously, if you didn't know, Media Molecule made the brilliantly innovative LittleBigPlanet.Since they burst onto the gaming scene, Media Molecule...
News The Heroes Of White Knight Chronicles Are Headed To LittleBigPlanet
This amazing LittleBigPlanet character pack based around Sony and Level-5's White Knight Chronicles is due for release on February 25th
It'll come with a pack of stickers so you can create your own WKC themed levels in Sackland.
News LittleBigPlanet's The Next Playstation Title To Get The 3D Treatment
Eurogamer got to go eyes-on with a host of Playstation products at Evolution Studios' (MotorStorm) office this week
Of the things at the event were a host of Playstation 3 titles running in 3D. One such game running in 3D was LittleBigPlanet. And according to Eurogamer's Richard Leadbetter, the 3D imaging actually improves the game, given the levels...
It's been a full year since Sony launched Media Molecule's beautifully innovative LittleBigPlanet
That means a full year of user generated content, and Media Molecule are to honour all those who made the best levels in the annual "Sackademy Awards." One award has been handed out to Anpostteller for Best Visuals and use of Special Effects...
News New LittleBigPlanet Trophies Hint At New Levels & Water, At Last
If there's one game we're itching to stick back inside our system it's LittleBigPlanet
We know there's no excuse for not delving back into the ludicrously whimsical world, after all, people are making great content all the time. We just need that lure of professionally developed content to bring us back. And thankfully, a trophy listing on...
News Are You Feeling Lucky, Punk!?
Pick up this awesome Assassin's Creed II Sackboy ensemble for just $1
99/£1.59 today from the Playstation Store. Includes cardboard knives.
News Sackboy Walks Home With The Childrens' Video Game Bafta
Media Molecule will be pretty chuffed today
They walked home with the childrens video game Bafta last night as LittleBigPlanet proved the successor in a tight category featuring Viva Pinata, deBlob and Boom Blox. Time to install that new cabinet, eh Media Molecule?
News Leerdammer Update Heading To LittleBigPlanet This Week
Media Molecule have just confirmed that update 1
21 (entitled "Leerdammer") will be heading to LittleBigPlanet this week. Among a host of new features (which you can read here) the update brings the Online Create mode, which will allow you to create levels online with a buddy.
News Obama Teams Up With Sackboy, For Kids Of Course
Read this and then read it again: Media Molecule's humble LittleBigPlanet is headed into American libraries as part of an Entertainment Software Association-backed initiative, aswell as a $300,000 game design challenge
Sony will donate 1,000 Playstation 3s and copies of LittleBigPlanet to libraries and community organisations. Participants will...
News Sonic The Hedgehog & Friends Are Headed To LittleBigPlanet
Just what we've always wanted: a Sonic the hedgehog costume pack to dress our Sackboy with while we play those countless recreations of Green Hill Zone
Hurrah. Amazingly, this costume pack looks rather awesome, with Dr. Robotnick (Eggman) proving to be the pick of the bunch as far as we're concerned. No word on a price or date yet, just know,...
News LittleBigPlanet Hits 1.3million User Created Levels
User generated levels in Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet have now hit 1
3million. That's a whopping amount of content to get through - and even if 99% of it is rubbish, still leaves 1,300 good levels to check out. Speaking at the Montreal Game Summit, lead architect Paul Holden said, The figures are obviously changing daily. The last figures I...
News Media Molecule Want To Share Playstation 3 Memory Tool With Other Developers
During the development of LittleBigPlanet, Media Molecule developed a tool entitled HeapMon, which allowed software to manage numerous requests of the PS3's hardware memory
Media Molecule now want to make that tool available to other developers, so long as Sony agree. Speaking at the Montreal Game Summit, Media Molecule lead architect Paul Holden...
News LittleBigPlanet PSP Hits UK Systems November 20th
We know what you're thinking
You're thinking, "Do-do-do-doo-doo." That's ok though, we are too. SCEE have confirmed to CVG this morning that the PSP version of LittleBigPlanet will hit UK PSPs this November 20th. Yo, that's not far away folks.
News Media Molecule Not Ready For LittleBigPlanet Sequel
It's been a year since Media Moleucle launched the massively innovative LittleBigPlanet onto the Playstation 3, and while we ready ourselves for a PSP spin-off, Media Molecule have talked about the possibility of a Playstation 3 sequel
Or lack thereof. "We'd never want to do that," level designer told Danny Leaver told Critical Gamer...
News Popular Playstation Characters Coming To LittleBigPlanet PSP If You Preorder
Would you like to dress your Sackboy up as Nathan Drake, Chloe Frazer, some dudes from Motorstorm, the Helghast or
.. a tank? You're totally going to need to preorder LittleBigPlanet PSP from GameStop then. We really hope these costumes get released commercially too because, well, a Sackboy Drake is just too much for us to resist.
News Happy Birthday To You, Happy Birthday To You, Yadda Yadda Dear Sackboy...
If you want to celebrate the first Birthday of the lovable Sackboy, then know that free LittleBigPlanet costumes are headed your way this November 5th
You'll get a cake costume (!) and the launch exclusive spaceman costume absolutely free. Now you guys need to get creating an awesome birthday celebration level for the burlap man.
News Fallout 3 Wins The Golden Joystick Awards, Killzone 2 Best Playstation Game
We've been very jealous today
While reading our surprisingly buoyant journo colleagues Tweets from sunny ol' London, we've been sat here in the gloomy Midlands typing stuff. Still, DJ Hero did come in the post. Score. Over in London though, a real party has kicked off as Fallout 3 won the annual Golden Joysticks "Ultimate Game Of The...
News Oh Hai Scary Sackboy! Trick Or Treaaaaat!?
If you didn't get the special Halloween Sackboy pumpkin hat last year, then you're totally going to get the chance to download it this year
It'll hit on Thursday for free. We're not sure how long it will stay there, so you better act fast to make sure you get yours.
News It's Spaceman Sackboy... On A PSP...
We've been playing Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars today
But you know what's exciting — having a PSPgo with both Chinatown Wars and LittleBigPlanet on the same system. Amazing. Still... That has very little to do with this story. We just wanted to say, once again, just how awesome Chinatown Wars is. 'Cos it rocks. A recent LittleBigWorkshop post...
News Watchmen Looking Super Cute As LittleBigPlanet DLC
It feels like forever we've had something to write about regarding LittleBigPlanet DLC
We assume it's full speed ahead regarding the upcoming water DLC. Still, at least we have some new costumes to speak of. Introducing Sackboy Watchmen costumes, inspired by the classic graphical novel. There's no Dr. Manhattan we're 'fraid. But that dude walks...
News Let's Watch LittleBigPlanet Played With The Playstation Motion Controller
When we heard the Playstation Motion Controller was going to be supported by LittleBigPlanet, we instantly thought of Super Mario Galaxy's bobble collecting solution
But in practice, LittleBigPlanet's solution is much more refined. It looks as though levels can be designed with the controllers in mind, offering an experience where one player can...
